Promises Fulfilled

Promises Fulfilled made a splash on the Triple Crown trail in 2018 when he set the pace and streaked to an 18-1 upset victory in the Xpressbet.com Fountain of Youth Stakes on March 3 at Gulfstream Park.

Prior to the Fountain of Youth, Promises Fulfilled finished third in the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes after opening his career with back-to-back wins at Churchill Downs and Keeneland Race Course in September and October 2017, respectively.

Following his breakthrough Fountain of Youth win, Promises Fulfilled ran a well-beaten ninth in the Xpressbet Florida Derby after setting an early and challenged pace. He continued on to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and, as expected, set the early pace with eventual winner Justify stalking through the first six furlongs. Promises Fulfilled tired once again to finish 15^th under Corey Lanerie.

Cutting back to a sprint distance after the Kentucky Derby, Promises Fulfilled set the pace and faded to finish third in the Grade 2 Woody Stephens Stakes on the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets undercard. He bounced back to top form in the Grade 3 Amsterdam Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on July 28, pressing Srike Power through blistering early fractions before seizing command and pulling away in the stretch.

Thechestnut colt by is by Shackleford, who won the Preakness Stakes in 2011 for Promises Fulfilled’s trainer, Dale Romans. Promises Fulfilled is a half-sister (same dam [mother], different sire [father]) to multiple stakes winner Marquee Miss.